Distributed remote sensing system component interface

1. A distributed remote sensing system comprising: at least one gateway; at least one sensing device; and a link providing radio frequency communication through a predetermined shared frequency scheme between each sensing device and one of the at least one gateway and between each sensing device and another of the at least one gateway through a different frequency of a different link, which different link is decoupled from the predetermined shared frequency scheme so that the different frequency of the different link is decoupled from the predetermined shared frequency scheme, wherein the at least one sensing device is configured to switch communication from the one of the at least one gateway to the another of the at least one gateway in response to an attribute of a communication with the one of the at least one gateway and the at least one sensing device is configured to initiate the switch in communication from the one of the at least one gateway to the another of the at least one gateway.

2. The distributed remote sensing system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensing device is further configured to store a time stamp data at the at least one sensing device based on both of the one of the at least one gateway and the another of the at least one gateway being unavailable.

3. The distributed remote sensing system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one sensing device transmits the time stamp data when either of the one of the at least one gateway and the another of the at least one gateway becomes available.

4. The distributed remote sensing system of claim 1 , wherein the distributed remote sensing system comprises a parking monitoring system.

5. The distributed remote sensing system of claim 1 , wherein the link further provides communication between the at least one gateway and a peripheral device.

6. The distributed remote sensing system of claim 5 , wherein the link between the at least one gateway and the peripheral device is through a central controller.

7. The distributed remote sensing system of claim 1 , wherein the another of the at least one gateway has a frequency hopping scheme shared with the at least one sensing device.

8. The distributed remote sensing system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one sensing device selects a frequency of the frequency hopping scheme corresponding to a time of switching from the one of the at least one gateway to the another of the at least one gateway.

9. The distributed remote sensing system of claim 1 , wherein the attribute of a communication comprises unavailability of the at least one gateway and overcrowded communications with the at least one gateway.

10. The distributed remote sensing system of claim 1 , wherein the initiate the switch in communication comprises transmitting messages to the another of the at least one gateway and listening for messages from the another of the at least one gateway.

11. A method comprising: providing at least one gateway; providing at least one sensing device; communicating, through a predetermined shared frequency scheme of a radio frequency communication link, between each sensing device and one of the at least one gateway; communicating, through a different frequency of a different radio frequency communication link, between each sensing device and another of the at least one gateway, where the different frequency of the different radio frequency communication link is decoupled from the predetermined shared frequency scheme of the radio frequency communication link so that the different frequency of the different radio frequency communication link is decoupled from the predetermined shared frequency scheme; switching, with the at least one sensing device, communication from the one of the at least one gateway to the another of the at least one gateway in response to an attribute of a communication with the one of the at least one gateway; and initiating, with the at least one sensing device, the switch in communication from the one of the at least one gateway to the another of the at least one gateway.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising storing, with the at least one sensing device, a time stamp data at the at least one sensing device based on both of the one of the at least one gateway and the another of the at least one gateway being unavailable.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising transmitting, with the at least one sensing device, the time stamp data when either of the one of the at least one gateway and the another of the at least one gateway becomes available.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the distributed remote sensing system comprises a parking monitoring system.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the link further provides communication between the at least one gateway and a peripheral device.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the link between the at least one gateway and the peripheral device is through a central controller.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the another of the at least one gateway has a frequency hopping scheme shared with the at least one sensing device.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising selecting, with the at least one sensing device, a frequency of the frequency hopping scheme corresponding to a time of switching from the one of the at least one gateway to the another of the at least one gateway.

19. The distributed remote sensing system of claim 11 , wherein the attribute of a communication comprises unavailability of the at least one gateway and overcrowded communications with the at least one gateway.

20. The distributed remote sensing system of claim 11 , wherein the initiating the switch in communication comprises transmitting messages to the another of the at least one gateway and listening for messages from the another of the at least one gateway.